Eugène Fiset

Sir Marie-Joseph-Eugène Fiset
KCMG
18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
In office
December 30, 1939 – October 3, 1950
Monarch George VI
Governor General The Lord Tweedsmuir
The Earl of Athlone
The Viscount Alexander of Tunis
Premier Adélard Godbout
Maurice Duplessis
Preceded by Ésioff-Léon Patenaude
Succeeded by Gaspard Fauteux
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Rimouski
In office
September 2, 1924 – December 30, 1939
Preceded by Joseph-Émile-Stanislas-Émmanuel D'Anjou
Succeeded by Joseph-Émile-Stanislas-Émmanuel D'Anjou
Personal details
Born (1874-03-15)March 15, 1874
Rimouski, Quebec
Died June 8, 1951(1951-06-08) (aged 77)
Nationality Canadian
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Zoé-Mary Stella Taschereau, daughter of Thomas Linière Taschereau
Relations Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset, father
Alma mater Laval University
Occupation physician, military officer

Major General Sir Marie-Joseph-Eugène Fiset KCMG (March 15, 1874 – June 8, 1951) was a Canadian physician, military officer, Deputy Minister of Militia and Defence, Member of Parliament, the 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, and the 3rd Canadian Surgeon General.

Born in Rimouski, Quebec, the son of Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset and Aimee Plamondon, Fiset was educated at Rimouski College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree and M.D. from Laval University.[1] He joined the 89th Regiment at the age of 16. His military career continued during his studies, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant while a student. In 1899 he succeeded his father as surgeon to the 89th Regiment but, a few months later, joined the Second (Special Service) Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment with the rank of major and saw service in the South African War.[2]

With the end of his tour of duty in 1900, Fiset interned at the Nose and Throat Hospital in London and L'Hôpital Saint-Antoine in Paris.[2]

After a year he returned to Rimouski before becoming an adjutant in the Army Medical Service. In 1903 he was promoted to the rank of colonel and became Director-General of the service.[2]

Fiset was promoted to major-general and Surgeon General at the beginning of World War I.[3][4][5][6][7] He was knighted for his service in the war while the French government named him a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.[2]

He retired in 1923 and began a political career sitting in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal MP for Rimouski from 1924 until 1939.[2]

On December 30, 1939, Fiset became lieutenant governor of Quebec. On two occasions during the war he opened the legislative assembly wearing his major general's uniform in order to express support for the war effort. He remained in office until October 1, 1950.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "A history of Quebec, its resources and people, vol. 2". Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sir Eugene Fiset returns to service…". Canadian Military Heritage. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
  3. ↑ Official History Of The Canadian Forces In The Great War 1914-19 - The Medical Services By Sir Andrew Macphail, FA Acland, Ottawa, 1925. Retrieved on 18 February 2012 from http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/docs/CFGW_MedSvc_e.pdf
  4. ↑ Seventy Years of Service – A History of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, GWL Nicholson Borealis Press, Ottawa, 1977
  5. ↑ Quebec Daily Telegraph, August 5, 1924 page 1. Retrieved on 18 February 2012 from https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1903&dat=19240801&id=x5UfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QNQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3968,2926315 Retrieved on 18 February 2012
  6. ↑ Canadian Annual review of Public Affairs 1914 by H Castell Hopkins, F.SS., F.R.G.S. Retrieved on 18 February 2012 from https://archive.org/stream/canadianannuawar01hopkuoft/canadianannuawar01hopkuoft_djvu.txt
  7. ↑ The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland . (Volume ed.59, yr.1919, page 129). Edward Walford. Retrieved on 18 February 2012 from http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/edward-walford/the-county-families-of-the-united-kingdom-or-royal-manual-of-the-titled-and-un-fla/page-129-the-county-families-of-the-united-kingdom-or-royal-manual-of-the-titled-and-un-fla.shtml
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